January 14
(Acts 1:21-22 NIV) "Therefore it is necessary to choose one of the men who have been with us the whole time the Lord Jesus went in and out among us, {22} beginning from John's baptism to the time when Jesus was taken up from us. For one of these must become a witness with us of his resurrection.""
(Romans 1:1-4 NIV) "Paul, a servant of Christ Jesus, called to be an apostle and set apart for the gospel of God-- {2} the gospel he promised beforehand through his prophets in the Holy Scriptures {3} regarding his Son, who as to his human nature was a descendant of David, {4} and who through the Spirit of holiness was declared with power to be the Son of God by his resurrection from the dead: Jesus Christ our Lord."
Peter listed two criteria for the man who would replace Judas. First, he would need to have been with them since the beginning of Christ’s ministry. More than just the twelve faithfully followed Jesus. Second, he would need to have personally witnessed the resurrection, for the resurrection was the foundation stone of the early church. It’s where they took their stand. It defined who believed. It validated Jesus as Lord and Savior. It changed the disciples into people who would die for Jesus. They witnessed to it at the cost of their very lives. It was their story, and they stuck to it. Is it your story? Would you give your life to share a testimony of Christ’s resurrection in you? Is it still the foundation stone of your church? What has the risen Jesus done in you? Witness to it! The world knows plenty about what the church is against. Now let’s tell them who we live for, and why. -- Friar Tuck’s Word of the Day
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